Big Brother: Over the Top

This article is about the digital edition. For the main edition, see Big Brother (American TV series).

Big Brother: Over the Top
File:Big Brother Over The Top Logo.png
Also known as	BBOTT
Genre	Reality competition
Created by	John De Mol
Based on	Big Brother by John de Mol
Directed by	Jim Tanker
Presented by	Julie Chen
Starring	Various HouseGuests
Voices of	Don Wollman
Narrated by	Clayton A.S. Halsey
Theme music composer	David Vanacore Ken Berry
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Allison Grodner Rich Meehan Chris Roach
Producer(s)	Matt Richmond
Production location(s)	Studio City, California
Editor(s)	Marc Cahill Jules Frazier Clayton A.S. Halsey Chris W. Hill David Dewey Kim Sean McGinty Jimmy Miller Myron Santos Bryan Szot Paul Withers Dannika Lister
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	40-96 minutes
Production company(s)	Our House Productions, Inc. Fly on the Wall Entertainment Endemol Shine North America
Release
Original network	CBS All Access
Original release	October 5 (2016-10-05) – December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)
Chronology
Related shows	Big Brother
External links
Website

Big Brother: Over the Top (or BBOTT for short) is a spin-off American reality television series of the show Big Brother that aired exclusively online. The show premiered on September 28, 2016 and ended after 65 days with a season finale on December 1, 2016 only on CBS All Access, an over-the-top subscription streaming service. The spin-off was officially announced by CBS on August 3, 2016, while Big Brother 18 was still in progress.

As with the televised series, the group of contestants—referred to as HouseGuests—are enclosed in the Big Brother House under constant surveillance of cameras and microphones. Each week a HouseGuest was evicted until the final three HouseGuests remain on finale night. Unlike in Big Brother, the viewers voted to crown a winner. Julie Chen hosted the season premiere and finale, and conduct weekly eviction interviews. In the season finale, the voting public awarded Morgan Willett with the $250,000 grand prize over Jason Roy and Kryssie Ridolfi.

What separated this from the televised series was the fact that the live feed from the house saw significantly less blockage. For example, the live feed showed the house guests moving in and meeting one another, something that's never been shown live or unedited. Also, while more simplistic than on the televised version, viewers got to see competitions from start to finish, which are rarely shown on the live feed, save for occasional Endurance competitions.

Development

The season was officially announced on August 3, 2016 by CBS while the eighteenth season was still in progress. The series continued to air on the CBS television network during the summer while the fall edition aired exclusively on the over-the-top streaming service CBS All Access which has been the broadcaster of the live Internet feeds since the seventeenth season. The season would utilize the same production team from past seasons with executive producers Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan for Fly on the Wall Entertainment in association with Endemol Shine North America. Julie Chen, who has been the host of the series since its inception, would also be part of this season. However, Robyn Kass, who has cast the program since the second season, would not cast this season. The shortest season since Big Brother 10, the season only lasted nine weeks. This was the first edition of the Big Brother franchise to air live exclusively online around the world and the second season overall to air only online after the first Chinese season, which was pre-recorded and aired at a later date in 2015.

Broadcasts

There was no television coverage for this season; instead, it would be completely streamed online at CBS All Access. There were weekday replays that would be scheduled to transmit on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT that summarized the events of the previous day in the House. On Wednesdays starting at 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT, there was a weekly recap episode followed by the live eviction with the Head of Household competition shortly after the eviction. On Thursdays, Julie had a live Q&A with the HouseGuests and interview the recently evicted HouseGuest. Special episodes aired on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10:30pm ET/7:30pm PT after the weekday replay where viewers can watch live diary room sessions. Have Nots for the week were shown on Saturdays at 4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT with the weekly safety ceremonies shown on Saturdays and Sundays at 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT with the weekly nominations revealed live on Sundays.

While the live Internet feeds did not have any scheduled blackouts, slanderous statements and singing of copyrighted music would be blocked for legal reasons. For the first time in the history of the program the HouseGuests entered the house one by one live on the Internet feeds after host Julie Chen introduced the audience to the program and short introductory videos were shown.

Format

Further information: Big Brother (American TV series) § Format

The format of this season varied slightly from previous seasons that have aired on CBS. The contestants referred to as "HouseGuests" are sequestered in the Big Brother House with no contact to or from the outside world. Each week, the HouseGuests take part in several compulsory challenges that determine who will win food, luxuries and power in the house. At the start of each week, the HouseGuests compete in the Head of Household (HoH) competition. The winner of the HoH competition is immune from eviction and will select two HouseGuests to be nominated for eviction.

Each week, six HouseGuests are selected to compete in the Power of Veto (PoV) competition: the reigning HoH and the nominees are guaranteed to play with the remaining slots being given to other HouseGuests selected by random draw. The winner of the PoV competition wins the right to either revoke the nomination of one of the nominated HouseGuests or leave them as is. If the veto winner uses this power, the HoH must immediately nominate another HouseGuest for eviction. The PoV winner is also immune from being named as the replacement nominee.

On eviction night, all HouseGuests must vote to evict one of the nominees, with the exception of the nominees and the Head of Household. This compulsory vote is conducted in the privacy of the Diary Room. In the event of a tie, the HoH must break the tie publicly. The nominee with the most votes is evicted from the house.

Changes in format

Safety Ceremony

The Nomination Ceremony from the broadcast edition was replaced with the new Safety Ceremony. This ceremony took place over two days with two separate ceremonies. During the ceremony, the HoH was sequestered in the HoH room while the other HouseGuests were downstairs with their "Block Pass". When instructed by Big Brother, the HoH activated the "Block Pass" of a HouseGuest of their choosing. This made the pass illuminate green and indicate that the HouseGuest is safe from nominations.

The first ceremony takes place on Saturday night with the HoH being instructed to save a predetermined number of HouseGuests. The second ceremony takes place on Sunday night with the HoH being instructed to save all but two of the remaining non-safe HouseGuest. The HouseGuests who do not have their "Block Pass" activated at the end of the second ceremony are the HoH's two nominees.

America's Vote

This edition featured greater participation from the viewing public than the broadcast edition. Each week, the American public was given several opportunities to affect the game:

• America's Nominee: Each week, the viewers voted on a third nominee who was nominated with the HoH's nomination. No HouseGuest can be nominated by America in back to back weeks and, should America's Nominee be vetoed, no replacement nominee would be named, with only the HoH's two nominees facing the eviction vote.
• America's Eviction Vote: Each week, the viewers voted between the nominated HouseGuests for who should be evicted. This vote counted as one eviction vote and would be tallied with the HouseGuest's eviction votes. As with all eviction votes, the result of America's Eviction Vote would not be revealed to the HouseGuests.
• America's Care Package: Each week, the viewers voted to give one HouseGuest per week a special power or "care package". This twist was first seen on Big Brother 18.
• America's Have-Nots: Each week, the viewers voted for three HouseGuests to be the Have-Nots of the week.
• America's Winner: For the first time since Big Brother 1, the viewers voted for the winner among the three finalists, meaning that there would be no jury of evicted HouseGuests.

HouseGuests

Main article: List of Big Brother: Over the Top HouseGuests

12 of the 13 HouseGuests were announced on September 26, 2016, including a pair of sisters, Alex and Morgan Willett.

Name	Age on entry	Occupation	Residence	Day entered	Day exited	Result
Morgan Willett	22	Publicist	Austin, Texas	1	65	Winner
Kryssie Ridolfi	31	Waitress	Schaumburg, Illinois	1	65	Runner-up
Justin Duncan	27	Restaurant owner	New Orleans, Louisiana	1	63	Evicted
Shelby Stockton	24	Law school graduate	Simi Valley, California	1	57	Evicted
Danielle Lickey	23	Preschool teacher	Visalia, California	1	50	Evicted
Whitney Hogg	21	Medical assistant	Whitesburg, Kentucky	1	43	Evicted
Alex Willett	25	Animation designer	Dallas, Texas	1	43	Evicted
Scott Dennis	24	Debt collector	Bangor, Maine	1	36	Evicted
Neeley Jackson	33	Sales associate	Fort Worth, Texas	1	29	Evicted
Shane Chapman	24	Roofer	Pisgah Forest, North Carolina	1	22	Evicted
Monte Massongill	25	Engineer associate	Olive Branch, Mississippi	1	15	Evicted
Michael "Cornbread" Ligon	41	Foreman	Augusta, Georgia	1	8	Evicted

Potential HouseGuests

The final 13th HouseGuest was chosen by a public vote between two HouseGuests from the broadcast version: Jason Roy from Big Brother 17 and Jozea Flores from Big Brother 18. During the season premiere, it was revealed that Jason won the vote.

Name	Age on entry	Occupation	Residence	Big Brother history		Big Brother: Over the Top results
				Season	Status	Day entered	Day exited	Result
Jason Roy	27	Supermarket cashier	Swansea, Massachusetts	Big Brother 17	Evicted – 13th place	1	65	Runner-up
Jozea Flores	Did not enter	Make-up artist	Los Angeles, California	Big Brother 18	Evicted – 15th place	Did not enter

Future Appearances

Morgan Willett has appeared on two MTV shows, Ex on the Beach and The Challenge: War of the Worlds. Monte Massongill also appeared on the second season of Ex on the Beach as Morgan's ex.

Episodes

No.	Title	Day(s)	Original air date
1	"Big Brother: Over the Top - Episode 1"	Days 1–8	October 5, 2016 (2016-10-05)
2	"Big Brother: Over the Top - Episode 2"	Days 8–15	October 12, 2016 (2016-10-12)
3	"Big Brother: Over the Top - Episode 3"	Days 15–22	October 19, 2016 (2016-10-19)
4	"Big Brother: Over the Top - Episode 4"	Days 22–29	October 26, 2016 (2016-10-26)
5	"A Superfan Kisses BB:OTT Goodbye"	Days 29–36	November 2, 2016 (2016-11-02)
6.1 6.2	"The Sisters Fight for their Lives on BB:OTT" "Double Eviction Shakes Up the BB:OTT House"	Days 36–43	November 9, 2016 (2016-11-09) November 10, 2016 (2016-11-10)
7	"A New Alliance Emerges"	Days 43–50	November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16)
8	"The Final Veto Rocks the House"	Days 50–57	November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23)
9	"The Battle of the Final Four"	Days 57–63	November 29, 2016 (2016-11-29)
10	"Big Brother Over the Top Crowns a Winner"	Days 64–65 Various	December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)

America's Care Package

Each week, voters would choose which of the HouseGuests would receive a special power. As on Big Brother 18, all Care Packages were revealed to the public upon the commencement of the first vote. The HouseGuests were made aware of this twist, though the weekly rewards were left unspecified until the package was dropped in the backyard for public unboxing. Once a HouseGuest receives a Care Package, they are ineligible to receive another one until all other remaining HouseGuests have received one. During week 8, no voting for "The Final Four Challenge" Care Package took place, as all HouseGuests remaining had received a Care Package, except for Justin. Thus, the Care Package was awarded to him.

Week #		Name	Description	Winner	Result
2		Save-A-Friend	The winner earns the right to award immunity for the week to one other HouseGuest.	Kryssie	Jason
3		Pick-A-Veto	The winner gets to pick which type of veto the HouseGuests will be competing for this week, from three options: Diamond Veto: The holder of this veto has the power to remove a nominee and subsequently name their replacement. Double Veto: Two vetoes will be awarded at the veto competition. Boomerang Veto: The winner of this veto will be able to use it twice.	Scott	Double Veto
4		Safety Servant	The winner earns immunity for the week, but they must follow commands from Big Brother.	Alex	Immune
5		Eliminate Three Eviction Votes	The winner can prevent three HouseGuests of their choice from voting in that week's eviction.	Shelby	Jason, Justin and Kryssie
6	Day 38	Co-HoH	The winner automatically becomes Co-HoH, earning immunity and the right to choose one of the two nominees.	Jason	Danielle; Morgan
	Day 43	Double Eviction Veto	During this week's Double Eviction, the HouseGuests will not compete in a veto competition; instead, the winner of this Care Package will receive the veto and immunity from nomination.	Morgan	Veto Not Used
8		Final Four Challenge	The winner earns the opportunity to automatically advance to the Final Four, provided that they complete a special challenge.	Justin	Won Immunity

America's Have-Nots

The HouseGuests were chosen by America's vote; the week's Head of Household was automatically exempted from the vote, as were the previous week's Have-Nots. During Week 6, no Have-Not voting took place as only three houseguests were eligible as Have-Nots. Shelby won Head of Household, Jason received the Co-HoH care package, and Justin, Kryssie, and Whitney were ineligible as the previous Have-Nots.

Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9
(none)	Monte, Morgan, Scott	Alex, Danielle, Shelby	Jason, Neeley, Scott	Justin, Kryssie, Whitney	Alex, Danielle, Morgan	(none)

Voting history

Further information: Big Brother: Over the Top § Format

In this edition, America voted to nominate one HouseGuest each week in addition to the Head of Household's nominations. This nomination is shown in bold. If that nominee were to be saved by the Power of Veto, there would not be a replacement nomination. America would also have a vote to evict one of the nominated HouseGuests each week, the nominee that receives the most votes from America would gain one extra eviction vote in addition to the votes cast against them by their fellow HouseGuests.

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6		Week 7	Week 8	Week 9
						Day 36	Day 43			Day 57	Finale
Head(s) of Household	Monte	Alex	Scott	Kryssie	Danielle	Jason	Danielle	Shelby	Morgan	Jason	(none)
						Shelby
Nominations (pre-veto)	Cornbread Danielle Jason	Danielle Monte Shane	Danielle Kryssie Neeley	Morgan Neeley Scott	Scott Shelby Whitney	Alex Danielle Whitney	Justin Whitney	Danielle Jason Morgan	Jason Kryssie	Justin Morgan
Veto Winner(s)	Jason	Shane	Alex Justin	Morgan	Danielle	Jason	Morgan	Shelby	Jason	(none)
Nominations (post-veto)	Cornbread Danielle Kryssie	Danielle Kryssie Monte	Danielle Neeley Shane	Neeley Scott Whitney	Morgan Scott Shelby	Alex Morgan Whitney	Justin Whitney	Danielle Jason	Kryssie Shelby
Morgan	Cornbread	Danielle	Shane	Neeley	Nominated	Nominated	Justin	Danielle	Head of Household	Nominated	Winner (Day 65)
Jason	Cornbread	Monte	Danielle	Scott	Not eligible	Co-Head of Household	Whitney	Nominated	Shelby	Head of Household	Runner-up (Day 65)
Kryssie	Nominated	Nominated	Danielle	Head of Household	Not eligible	Alex	Whitney	Danielle	Nominated	No voting	Third Place (Day 65)
Justin	Cornbread	Monte	Danielle	Scott	Not eligible	Alex	Nominated	Danielle	Shelby	Nominated	Evicted (Day 63)
Shelby	Cornbread	Danielle	Shane	Neeley	Nominated	Co-Head of Household	Justin	Head of Household	Nominated	Evicted (Day 57)
Danielle	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Scott	Head of Household	Alex	Whitney	Nominated	Evicted (Day 50)
Whitney	Cornbread	Danielle	Shane	Nominated	Scott	Nominated	Nominated	Evicted (Day 43)
Alex	Danielle	Head of Household	Shane	Neeley	Scott	Nominated	Evicted (Day 43)
Scott	Cornbread	Danielle	Shane	Nominated	Nominated	Evicted (Day 36)
Neeley	Cornbread	Monte	Nominated	Nominated	Evicted (Day 29)
Shane	Cornbread	Monte	Nominated	Evicted (Day 22)
Monte	Head of Household	Nominated	Evicted (Day 15)
Cornbread	Nominated	Evicted (Day 8)
America's Eviction Vote	Cornbread	Monte	Danielle	Neeley	Scott	Alex	Not eligible	Danielle	Not eligible
Notes	none	1	2,3	4	5	6	7, 8, 9	none	10, 11	12, 13	14
Evicted	Cornbread 9 of 10 votes to evict	Monte 5 of 9 votes to evict	Shane 5 of 9 votes to evict	Neeley 4 of 7 votes to evict	Scott 3 of 3 votes to evict	Alex 4 of 4 votes to evict	Whitney 3 of 5 votes to evict	Danielle 4 of 4 votes to evict	Shelby 2 of 2 votes to evict	Justin Evicted by competition	Kryssie Fewest votes (out of 3)
											Jason Fewest votes (out of 2)
											Morgan Most votes to win

Notes

• ^Note 1 :      For winning the "Save-a-Friend" Care Package, Kryssie earned the power to grant immunity to another HouseGuest; she chose Jason.
• ^Note 2 : For winning the "Pick-a-Veto" Care Package, Scott was able to choose one of three special Vetoes for the week; he chose the Double Veto, therefore two Vetoes were awarded in that week's competition. Justin used his veto on Kryssie, and Alex decided to not use hers.
• ^Note 3 : As Head of Household, Scott was forced to break the tie between Shane and Danielle on Day 22.
• ^Note 4 :      For winning the "Safety Servant" Care Package, Alex was awarded immunity for the week.
• ^Note 5 :      For winning the "Eliminate Three Eviction Votes" Care Package, Shelby earned the power to block three HouseGuests from voting in that week's eviction; She chose Jason, Justin, and Kryssie.
• ^Note 6 :      For winning the "Co-HoH" Care Package, Jason was named Co-Head of Household. As Co-Heads of Household, Shelby and Jason alternated awarding safety to the other HouseGuests at the Safety Ceremony until two remained; Shelby and Jason then claimed one of the two nominees as theirs, earning the right to name the replacement nominee if that nominee was removed. Jason's nominations are in italics.
• ^Note 7 : Day 43 was a double eviction night. Immediately following Alex's eviction, the remaining HouseGuests played a week's worth of game, including an HoH competition and Safety, Veto and Eviction ceremonies, over the course of several hours, culminating in a second eviction that night. America was not given a nomination or an eviction vote, nor was there a Veto Competition; instead, the Veto was awarded to the winner of the Care Package.
• ^Note 8 :           For winning the "Double Eviction Veto" Care Package, Morgan won the Power of Veto during the double eviction; as this Care Package was awarded before the initial nominations, the veto also awarded Morgan immunity for the round.
• ^Note 9 : As Head of Household, Danielle was forced to break the tie on Day 43.
• ^Note 10 :      From Week 8 onwards, there was no America's Nomination and America's Eviction Vote.
• ^Note 11 :      As the only HouseGuest yet to receive a Care Package, Justin automatically earned the "Final Four Challenge" Care Package, earning the right to compete in a special challenge to earn immunity for the week; for completing the task, Justin became immune for the week.
• ^Note 12 :      As the final Head of Household, Jason had to pick one Houseguest who he wanted to take to the final 3. He chose Kryssie which meant that Justin and Morgan were nominated for eviction.
• ^Note 13 : During Week 9, there was no Veto competition or eviction vote; instead the two nominees competed in a sudden death competition on Day 63, with the loser being evicted. Justin lost the competition to Morgan, evicting Justin.
• ^Note 14 : For the finale America voted for who they wanted to win Big Brother: Over The Top. Kryssie came in 3rd place with the fewest number of votes. Morgan was crowned the winner after she received the most votes from America.

External links

• CBS Official Site